Your opinion on Full Metal Alchemist
It is utterly amazing. I plan on seeing Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood from the start, but I’ve been following the manga(I’m not going to bother with the first adaptation since I’ve heard Brotherhood is completely faithful to the manga(Edit: Never mind. I’ve heard from a fan that the original follows the manga very well, but only for season 1. I now plan on seeing both.)). Easily one of the best anime/manga ever made in my opinion. Fantastic character development/characterization, I love how there’s some philosophy for a few things(like what Edward and Alphonse were reflecting on during the flashback of their training on the island and the “one is all, all is one” line), and an engrossing plot that’s hard NOT to be invested in.
I love Winry Rockbell, Riza Hawkeye, basically all of the female characters, even Lust, despite her being a manipulative villain that can be easy to hate. I will admit Olivier Armstrong’s hostility towards Edward and Alphonse, and her bad temper rubbed me the wrong way on a few occasions, but she’s just as awesome as the other female characters, and I completely understand why she was hostile. All of them are excellently written female characters.
Edward Elric is easily my favorite male character with Roy Mustang being my 2nd favorite, though Ling Yao and Greed come close. My favorite serious moment with Edward is when he gives up his Gate of Truth to bring Alphonse back. Favorite funny moment is probably the scene when he admits he’s short for his age, and Winry and Alphonse are surprised.
Winry for 1st favorite female, and a tie between Riza Hawkeye and Lan Fan for my 2nd favorite. Favorite serious moment with Winry is when she’s in tears and willing to kill Scar for killing her parents, but ultimately can’t bring herself to do it(excellent show of humanity there). Favorite funny moment is anytime she beats the crap out of Edward for completely destroying his automail.
Favorite minor characters that don’t show up often are Paninya and Maes Hughes(easily one of the best “martyr to push another character’s character development” characters in anime).
My favorite villain…damn. This is hard to decide. I’d say a three way tie between Scar, Envy, and Father(aka the original Homunculus).
Will probably make it on my Top 10 Favorite Anime once I see it the full way through, as I’ve only seen some of the final episodes.
However, I will not say I’m a bigger fan than my younger brother, as he’s said it’s his absolute favorite, even though he doesn’t watch anime or read manga much anymore, if at all.